IR Theory and Practice in Asia

This series will publish philosophical, theoretical, methodological and empirical work by prominent scholars, as well as that of emerging scholars, concerned with IR theory and practice in the context of Asia. It will engage with a wide range of issues and questions ranging from meta-theoretical underpinnings of existing Western-oriented IR theories to ways of theorising Asian histories and cultures.

What are we looking for?

While we are open to any exciting ideas for edited, single or co-authored work, we are currently inviting book proposals which intend to address the following areas:

Global IR

Critical test and application of IR theory in Asian contexts

IR scholarship in Asia

Asian international politics

Critical pedagogy of international studies

Sociology of IR scholarship

Asian theory of international relations (Chinese IR; Japanese IR; Korean IR; and IR in ASEAN)

Multiple (or competing) discourses about non-Western IR theory

Asian histories of international relations

Theoretical pluralism and fragmentation in IR

Dialogues and engagement in a pluralist IR

More specifically, the questions the series is interested in include (but are not limited to) the following:

What are the implications of the rise of Asia, and especially China, for IR as a discipline?

Through what mechanisms has Western IR theory dominated the discipline?

Why has IR, as a discipline, developed the way it has?

What are the distinctive features and teaching practices in Asian IR communities?

To what extent is Western IR theory useful in comprehending Asian international politics?

Do developments in contemporary Asia require new theoretical and methodological innovations?

Is the development of an Asian theory of IR desirable? If so, how might it be achieved?

Will efforts to develop Asian IR theory or schools lead IR to becoming a fragmented field of study?

If you have an idea for a new book in IR Theory and Practice in Asia, please send a written proposal to the Series Editors:

It is often pointed out that International Relations (IR) as a discipline is "too Western centric", and that IR tends to marginalise knowledge claims outside the West. In this respect, many IR scholars have called for "broadening" the theoretical horizon of IR while problematising the Western…

Deepening regionalism in Asia demands new leadership. Strong elites who are committed to a supranational identity are a minimum requirement of successful regionalism. Regional leaders are increasingly seen as a new set of leaders in Europe. Currently, Asian regional leaders largely come from the…